Name
of product: Am'D Ball-Lock, William Ball-LockClearfield, Utah (October 18, 2006) Petzl America
voluntarily announced a recall of Petzl M34 BL Am'D BALL-LOCK and M36
BL WILLIAM BALL-LOCK carabiners with the new metal locking sleeve due
to the possibility that the sleeve can be unlocked without pressing the
green button, so the locking system acts as a TWIST-LOCK, instead of a
BALL-LOCK. Affected units were sold during March and July, 2006. No incidents
or injuries have been reported. This information does not apply to the
older nylon-sleeve locking system, but only to BALL-LOCK carabiners with
the metal locking sleeve manufactured in March and July, 2006. This recall
is in effect only in the USA - it does not affect BALL LOCK carabiners
sold in other countries (see press release - pdf format, 50 Kb).

If you have
a Ball-Lock carabiner with the metal sleeve, check the batch number engraved
on the spine of the carabiner. Affected product will display a number
between 06076 and 06178. If you have any affected product, you may:

Inspect it
following the simple procedure below, or return it to the place of purchase
or to Petzl America for inspection and possible replacement.
If you do your own inspection, you may return any non-conforming product
to the place of purchase or to Petzl America for replacement.
For assistance in any matter related to this recall, please contact Petzl
America at 877 807 3805 or rcl.bl06@petzl.com.

BALL-LOCK metal
sleeve inspection procedure
Unlock, open and close the carabiner once as shown in the technical notice:
- Am'D BALL-LOCK technical notice
- WILLIAM BALL-LOCK technical notice
Grip the spine of the carabiner with your right hand so that your thumb
is on the wider end of the carabiner (end opposite the hinge).
Firmly grip the locStop use until inspected
Ball-Lock carabiners product safety bulletin
Name of product: Am'D Ball-Lock, William Ball-Lock
Clearfield, Utah (October 18, 2006) Petzl America voluntarily announced
a recall of Petzl M34 BL Am'D BALL-LOCK and M36 BL WILLIAM BALL-LOCK carabiners
with the new metal locking sleeve due to the possibility that the sleeve
can be unlocked without pressing the green button, so the locking system
acts as a TWIST-LOCK, instead of a BALL-LOCK. Affected units were sold
during March and July, 2006. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
This information does not apply to the older nylon-sleeve locking system,
but only to BALL-LOCK carabiners with the metal locking sleeve manufactured
in March and July, 2006. This recall is in effect only in the USA - it
does not affect BALL LOCK carabiners sold in other countries (see press
release - pdf format, 50 Kb).

If you have
a Ball-Lock carabiner with the metal sleeve, check the batch number engraved
on the spine of the carabiner. Affected product will display a number
between 06076 and 06178. If you have any affected product, you may:

Inspect it
following the simple procedure below, or return it to the place of purchase
or to Petzl America for inspection and possible replacement.
If you do your own inspection, you may return any non-conforming product
to the place of purchase or to Petzl America for replacement.
For assistance in any matter related to this recall, please contact Petzl
America at 877 807 3805 or rcl.bl06@petzl.com.

BALL-LOCK metal
sleeve inspection procedure
Unlock, open and close the carabiner once as shown in the technical notice:
- Am'D BALL-LOCK technical notice
- WILLIAM BALL-LOCK technical notice
Grip the spine of the carabiner with your right hand so that your thumb
is on the wider end of the carabiner (end opposite the hinge).
Firmly grip the locking sleeve by wrapping the fingers of your left hand
around it.
Without pressing the green button, twist the sleeve firmly in the direction
normally used to unlock the carabiner.
Inspection results
A non-conforming product will unlock easily with a single firm twist.
Please do not apply excessive force as a single firm twist is all that
is required to unlock a non-conforming product.

king sleeve
by wrapping the fingers of your left hand around it.
Without pressing the green button, twist the sleeve firmly in the direction
normally used to unlock the carabiner.
Inspection results
A non-conforming product will unlock easily with a single firm twist.
Please do not apply excessive force as a single firm twist is all that
is required to unlock a non-conforming product.